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US20190379054A1
US20190379054A1 US16/464,484 US201716464484A US2019379054A1 US 20190379054 A1 US20190379054 A1 US 20190379054A1 US 201716464484 A US201716464484 A US 201716464484A US 2019379054 A1 US2019379054 A1 US 2019379054A1
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  • a lithium secondary battery is disclosed.
  • a lithium secondary battery has recently drawn attention as a power source for small portable electronic devices.
  • Such a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material, a negative electrode including a negative active material, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte.
  • the positive active material may include an oxide including lithium and a transition metal and having a structure capable of intercalating lithium ions such as LiCoO 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , LiNi 1-x Co x O 2 (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1), and the like.
  • the negative active material may include various carbon-based materials capable of intercalating/deintercalating lithium such as artificial graphite, natural graphite, hard carbon, and the like, or a Si-based active material.
  • An embodiment provides a lithium secondary battery having improved cycle-life characteristics.
  • An embodiment provides a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material of Chemical Formula 1, a plate-like conductive material, and a spherical conductive material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode has a W value defined by Equation 1 of 0.9 to 2.
  • Me is Mn or Al.
  • W Raman spectrum peak intensity ratio (I A1g /I Eg ) of a peak intensity (I A1g ) of A 1g peak (500 cm ⁇ 1 to 600 cm ⁇ 1 ) relative to a peak intensity (I Eg ) of E g peak (400 cm ⁇ 1 to 470 cm ⁇ 1 ) [Equation 1]
  • the W value may be 0.9 to 1.5.
  • a mixing ratio of the plate-like conductive material and the spherical conductive material may be a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:3.
  • an amount of the plate-like conductive material may be 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material.
  • an amount of the spherical conductive material may be 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material.
  • an amount of the positive active material may be 80 wt % to 99 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material.
  • the plate-like conductive material may be sheet-shaped graphite, graphene, flake-shaped graphite, or a combination thereof.
  • the spherical conductive material may be carbon black, ketjen black, acetylene black, denka black, or a combination thereof.
  • the spherical conductive material may have a specific surface area of 5 m 2 /g to 1200 m 2 /g.
  • the peak intensity ratio may be an integral height ratio of peaks.
  • the x may be 0.60 to 0.90.
  • the peak intensity ratio may be a measurement value after charging and discharging a lithium secondary battery.
  • the charging and discharging may be performed by charging and discharging once to three times at 0.1 C to 3 C.
  • the lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment may exhibit excellent cycle-life characteristics.
  • FIG. 1 is a view explaining an oxygen oscillation mode of a positive active material.
  • FIG. 2 is a view schematically illustrating a structure of a positive electrode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a graph showing Raman spectrum results of the positive electrode obtained by disassembling the battery cell in Example 1 after charging and discharging.
  • FIG. 4 is a surface SEM image of the positive electrode obtained by charging and discharging the battery cell of Example 1 and then disassembling it.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph showing capacity retention at room temperature of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a graph showing capacity retention at high temperature of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
  • FIG. 7 is a graph showing capacity retention at room temperature of Comparative Examples 1 to 3.
  • a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material of Chemical Formula 1, a plate-like conductive material, and a spherical conductive material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; and an electrolyte.
  • 0.9 ⁇ a ⁇ 1.1, 0.5 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.90, 0.05 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.5, 0.01 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.5, and x+y+z 1.
  • the x may be 0.6 to 0.90.
  • Me is Mn or Al.
  • Raman vibration modes When a Raman spectrum of a positive active material represented by Chemical Formula 1 is measured, two types of Raman vibration modes are present, which indicate peaks shown at a position (E g ) of 400 cm ⁇ 1 to 470 cm ⁇ 1 and a position (A 1g ) of 500 cm ⁇ 1 to 600 cm ⁇ 1 .
  • the E g peak shown at the E g position indicates a horizontal vibration mode
  • the peak A 1g shown at A 1g position indicates a vertical vibration mode.
  • the vertical vibration mode receives an influence during intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions.
  • a vibration degree may vary depending on a charge state of an active material
  • the vertical vibration mode increases in a charge state, that is, in a state that lithium ions are deintercalated from the positive active material, but the vertical vibration mode decreases in a discharge state, that is, in a state that the lithium ions are intercalated.
  • SOC State of Charge
  • a lithium secondary battery having excellent cycle-life characteristics is provided by adjusting a W value defined by Equation 1.
  • the positive electrode may have a W value defined by Equation 1 ranging from 0.9 to 2, or 0.9 to 1.5. If the W value is less than 0.9 or greater than 2, cycle-life characteristics may be deteriorated.
  • W Raman spectrum peak intensity ratio (I A1g /I Eg ) of a peak intensity (I A1g ) of A 1g peak (500 cm ⁇ 1 to 600 cm ⁇ 1 ) relative to a peak intensity (I Eg ) of E g peak (400 cm ⁇ 1 to 470 cm ⁇ 1 ) [Equation 1]
  • Raman spectrum peak intensity is measured by using an Ar laser, unless specified otherwise.
  • the Ar laser may use a wavelength ranging from about 514 nm ⁇ about 10 nm.
  • a peak intensity ratio indicates a peak integral height ratio.
  • the W value that is, the peak intensity ratio of the Raman spectrum is measured with respect to a positive electrode taken by charging and discharging the lithium secondary battery and disassembling it.
  • the charging and discharging processes may be performed by charging and discharging once to three times at 0.1 C to 3 C.
  • a positive active material layer includes a plate-like conductive material and a spherical conductive material conductive material together, and when either one of the plate-like conductive material and the spherical conductive material is included, a W value of a positive electrode may be inappropriately out of the range.
  • a mixing ratio of the plate-like conductive material and the spherical conductive material may be a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:3.
  • excellent capacity retention may be obtained.
  • an amount of the plate-like conductive material may be 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % or 0.5 wt % to 3 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material.
  • an amount of the spherical conductive material may be 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % or 1.5 wt % to 3 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material.
  • a positive electrode according to an embodiment may include the plate-like conductive material and the spherical conductive material in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:3.
  • a positive electrode having a desired W value of 0.9 to 2 may be obtained.
  • the conductive material may be very effectively distributed in the positive electrode, and accordingly, a resistance decrease effect of the positive electrode may be much increased.
  • an amount of the positive active material may be 80 wt % to 99 wt % or 94 wt % to 98 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material.
  • the plate-like conductive material may be sheet-shaped graphite, graphene, flake-shaped graphite, or a combination thereof.
  • the spherical conductive material may be carbon black, ketjen black, acetylene black, denka black, or a combination thereof.
  • the spherical conductive material may have a specific surface area of 5 m 2 /g to 1200 m 2 /g, and more preferably 30 m 2 /g to 500 m 2 /g.
  • the specific surface area may be a BET specific surface area measured by a powder adsorption method.
  • a positive active material according to an embodiment is represented by Chemical Formula 1 and has the number of Ni moles of x in a range of 0.50 to 0.90 and specifically, 0.60 to 0.90, and thus a positive active material having a high Ni content.
  • a positive active material having a high Ni content when the positive electrode has a desired W value of 0.9 to 2, cycle-life characteristics may be greatly improved.
  • a positive active material having a low Ni content that is, x of less than 0.50
  • a positive electrode may have a desired W value of 0.9 to 2, but the effect of improving cycle-life characteristics may not be obtained.
  • a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode using a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 as a positive active material, a plate-like conductive material and a spherical conductive material as a conductive material, and the positive electrode taken by disassembling the lithium secondary battery after the charge and discharge has a W value of 0.9 to 2, and accordingly, the lithium secondary battery under this condition may exhibit improved cycle-life characteristics and particularly, improved cycle-life characteristics at both room temperature and a high temperature.
  • a lithium secondary battery when a lithium secondary battery does not satisfy any of the conditions, for example, uses a positive active material having a low Ni content, uses either one of the plate-like conductive material and the spherical conductive material as a conductive material, or has a W value out of the range of 0.9 to 2, improved cycle-life characteristics may not be obtained.
  • the positive active material layer may further include a binder.
  • the binder an amount of the binder may be 1 wt % to 5 wt % based on a total amount of the positive active material layer.
  • an amount of the positive active material may be 75 wt % to 98 wt %, or 89 wt % to 97 wt % based on a total weight of the positive active material layer (i.e., a total weight of the positive active material, the binder, the plate-like conductive material, and the spherical conductive material).
  • An amount of the plate-like conductive material may be 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % or 0.5 wt % to 3 wt %.
  • an amount of the spherical conductive material may be 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % or 1.5 wt % to 3 wt %.
  • the binder improves binding properties of positive active material particles with one another and with a current collector.
  • the binder may be polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, diacetyl cellulose, polyvinylchloride, carboxylated polyvinylchloride, polyvinylfluoride, an ethylene oxide-containing polymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, polypropylene, a styrene-butadiene rubber, an acrylated styrene butadiene rubber, an epoxy resin, nylon, and the like, but are not limited thereto.
  • the positive electrode further includes a current collector supporting the positive active material layer.
  • the current collector may be an aluminum foil, a nickel foil, or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.
  • the negative electrode includes a negative active material layer including a negative active material and a current collector supporting the negative active material layer.
  • the negative active material may be a material that reversibly intercalates/deintercalates lithium ions, a lithium metal, a lithium metal alloy, a material capable of doping/dedoping lithium, or a transition metal oxide.
  • the material that reversibly intercalates/deintercalates lithium ions is a carbon material, and may be any generally-used carbon-based negative active material in a lithium ion secondary battery, and examples thereof may be crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, or a combination thereof.
  • the crystalline carbon may be a graphite such as a shapeless (unspecified shape), sheet-shaped, flake, spherical shaped or fiber-shaped natural graphite or artificial graphite, and examples of the amorphous carbon may be soft carbon or hard carbon, a mesophase pitch carbonized product, fired cokes, and the like.
  • the lithium metal alloy may include an alloy of lithium and a metal selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Si, Sb, Pb, In, Zn, Ba, Ra, Ge, Al, and Sn.
  • the material capable of doping and dedoping lithium may be Si, SiOx (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2), a Si-Q alloy (wherein Q is an element selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, a Group 13 element, a Group 14 element, a Group 15 element, a Group 16 element, a transition element, a rare earth element, and a combination thereof, and not Si), Sn, SnO 2 , a Sn—R alloy (wherein R is an element selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, a Group 13 element, a Group 14 element, a Group 15 element, a Group 16 element, a transition element, a rare earth element, and a combination thereof, and not Sn), and the like, and at least one thereof may be mixed with SiO 2 .
  • Q is an element selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, a Group 13 element, a Group 14 element,
  • the elements Q and R may be selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Rf, V, Nb, Ta, Db, Cr, Mo, W, Sg, Tc, Re, Bh, Fe, Pb, Ru, Os, Hs, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, Sn, In, TI, Ge, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Te, Po, and a combination thereof.
  • the transition metal oxide may be vanadium oxide, lithium vanadium oxide, or lithium titanium oxide.
  • the negative active material may be included in an amount of about 95 wt % to about 99 wt % based on the total weight of the negative active material layer.
  • the negative active material layer includes a binder, and optionally a conductive material.
  • an amount of the binder may be 1 wt % to 5 wt % based on a total amount of the negative active material layer.
  • 90 wt % to 98 wt % of negative active material, 1 wt % to 5 wt % of the binder, and 1 wt % to 5 wt % of the conductive material may be used.
  • the binder improves binding properties of negative active material particles with one another and with a current collector.
  • the binder includes a non-aqueous binder, an aqueous binder, or a combination thereof.
  • the non-aqueous binder may include polyvinylchloride, carboxylated polyvinylchloride, polyvinylfluoride, an ethylene oxide-containing polymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamideimide, polyimide polytetrafluoroethylene, or a combination thereof.
  • the aqueous binder may include a styrene-butadiene rubber, an acrylated styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, an acrylic rubber, a butyl rubber, a fluorine rubber, an ethylene propylene copolymer, polyethylene oxide, polyepichlorohydrin, polyphosphazene, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, an ethylene propylene diene copolymer, polyvinylpyridine, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, latex, a polyester resin, an acrylic resin, a phenolic resin, an epoxy resin, polyvinyl alcohol, or a combination thereof.
  • SBR acrylated styrene-butadiene rubber
  • a cellulose-based compound may be further used to provide viscosity as a thickener.
  • the cellulose-based compound includes one or more of carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, or alkali metal salts thereof.
  • the alkali metal may be Na, K, or Li.
  • Such a thickener may be included in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight to 3 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the negative active material.
  • the conductive material may be a carbon-based material such as natural graphite, artificial graphite, carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, a carbon fiber and the like; a metal-based material of a metal powder or a metal fiber including copper, nickel, aluminum, silver, and the like; a conductive polymer such as a polyphenylene derivative; or a mixture thereof.
  • the current collector may include one selected from a copper foil, a nickel foil, a stainless steel foil, a titanium foil, a nickel foam, a copper foam, a polymer substrate coated with a conductive metal, and a combination thereof.
  • the electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt.
  • the non-aqueous organic solvent serves as a medium for transmitting ions taking part in the electrochemical reaction of a battery.
  • the non-aqueous organic solvent may include a carbonate-based, ester-based, ether-based, ketone-based, alcohol-based, or aprotic solvent.
  • the carbonate based solvent may include dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dipropyl carbonate (DPC), methylpropyl carbonate (MPC), ethylpropyl carbonate (EPC), methylethyl carbonate (MEC), ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), butylene carbonate (BC), and the like.
  • the ester-based solvent may include methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, n-propyl acetate, dimethyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, decanolide, mevalonolactone, caprolactone, and the like.
  • the ether-based solvent may include dibutyl ether, tetraglyme, diglyme, dimethoxyethane, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, and the like.
  • the ketone-based solvent includes cyclohexanone and the like.
  • the alcohol-based solvent include ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, and the like
  • examples of the aprotic solvent include nitriles such as R—CN (where R is a C2 to C20 linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group, or may include a double bond, an aromatic ring, or an ether bond), amides such as dimethylformamide, dioxolanes such as 1,3-dioxolane, sulfolanes, and the like.
  • the organic solvent may be used alone or in a mixture.
  • the mixture ratio may be controlled in accordance with a desirable battery performance, which may be understood by a person having an ordinary skill in this art.
  • the carbonate-based solvent may include a mixture of a cyclic carbonate and a linear (chain) carbonate.
  • a cyclic carbonate and a linear carbonate may be mixed together in a volume ratio of 1:1 to 1:9, performance of the electrolyte may be enhanced.
  • the organic solvent may further include an aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic solvent in addition to the carbonate-based solvent.
  • the carbonate-based solvent and the aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic solvent may be mixed in a volume ratio of 1:1 to 30:1.
  • the aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic solvent may be an aromatic hydrocarbon-based compound of Chemical Formula 2.
  • R 1 to R 6 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, and a combination thereof.
  • aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic solvent may be selected from benzene, fluorobenzene, 1,2-difluorobenzene, 1,3-difluorobenzene, 1,4-difluorobenzene, 1,2,3-trifluorobenzene, 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene, chlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, iodobenzene, 1,2-diiodobenzene, 1,3-diiodobenzene, 1,4-diiodobenzene, 1,2,3-triiodobenzene, 1,2,4-triiodobenzene, toluene, fluorotoluene, 2,3-difluorotoluene, 2,4-di
  • the electrolyte may further include an additive, for improving the cycle-life characteristics, of vinylene carbonate or an ethylene carbonate-based compound of Chemical Formula 3 in order to improve cycle life of a battery.
  • R 7 and R 8 are the same or different, and are selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a cyano group (CN), a nitro group (NO 2 ), and a fluorinated C1 to C5 alkyl group, provided that at least one of R 7 and R 8 is selected from a halogen, a cyano group (CN), a nitro group (NO 2 ), and a fluorinated C1 to C5 alkyl group, and R 7 and R 8 are not simultaneously hydrogen.
  • Examples of the ethylene carbonate-based compound may be difluoro ethylenecarbonate, chloroethylene carbonate, dichloroethylene carbonate, bromoethylene carbonate, dibromoethylene carbonate, nitroethylene carbonate, cyanoethylene carbonate, or fluoroethylene carbonate.
  • An amount of the additive for improving the cycle-life characteristics may be used within an appropriate range.
  • the lithium salt dissolved in an organic solvent supplies a battery with lithium ions, basically operates the lithium secondary battery, and improves transportation of the lithium ions between a positive electrode and a negative electrode.
  • the lithium salt include at least one supporting salt selected from LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiN(SO 2 C 2 F 5 ) 2 , Li(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N, LiN (SO 3 C 2 F 5 ) 2 , LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiClO 4 , LiAlO 2 , LiAlCl 4 , LiN(C x F 2x+1 SO 2 )(C y F 2y+1 SO 2 ), wherein, x and y are natural numbers, for example an integer ranging from 1 to 20), LiCl, LiI, and LiB(C 2 O 4 ) 2 (lithium bis(oxalato) borate: LiBOB).
  • a concentration of the lithium salt may range from about 0.1 M to about
  • a separator may be disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode depending on a type of a lithium secondary battery.
  • the separator may use polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylidene fluoride or multi-layers thereof having two or more layers and may be a mixed multilayer such as a polyethylene/polypropylene double-layered separator, a polyethylene/polypropylene/polyethylene triple-layered separator, a polypropylene/polyethylene/polypropylene triple-layered separator, and the like.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment.
  • the lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment is illustrated as a prismatic battery but is not limited thereto and may include variously-shaped batteries such as a cylindrical battery, a pouch battery, and the like.
  • a lithium secondary battery 100 may include an electrode assembly 40 manufactured by winding a separator 30 disposed between a positive electrode 10 and a negative electrode 20 and a case 50 housing the electrode assembly 40 .
  • An electrolyte (not shown) may be impregnated in the positive electrode 10 , the negative electrode 20 and the separator 30 .
  • the positive active material slurry was coated on an Al foil current collector, dried, and compressed to manufacture a positive electrode.
  • a Si and graphite nanoparticle mixture (a mixing weight ratio of Si and graphite nanoparticles: 45:55) negative active material, 1.5 wt % of carboxymethyl cellulose, and 1.5 wt % of a styrene-butadiene rubber were mixed in a water solvent to prepare a negative active material slurry.
  • This negative active material slurry was coated on a Cu foil, dried, and compressed to manufacture a negative electrode.
  • the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and an electrolyte were used in a common method to manufacture a lithium secondary battery cell.
  • the electrolyte was prepared by dissolving 1.0 M LiPF 6 in a mixed solvent of ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate (a volume ratio of 50:50).
  • the positive active material slurry was coated on an Al foil current collector, dried, and compressed to manufacture a positive electrode.
  • the positive electrode was used to manufacture a lithium secondary battery cell according to the same method as Example 1.
  • 92 wt % of a LiNi 0.84 Co 0.145 Al 0.015 O 2 positive active material, 1 wt % of a flake-shaped graphite plate-like conductive material, 4 wt % of a denka black spherical conductive material, and 3 wt % of a polyvinylidene fluoride binder were mixed in an N-methyl pyrrolidone solvent to prepare a positive active material slurry.
  • the positive active material slurry was coated on an Al foil current collector, dried, and compressed to manufacture a positive electrode.
  • the positive electrode was used to manufacture a lithium secondary battery cell according to the same method as Example 1.
  • the positive active material slurry was coated on an Al foil current collector, dried, and compressed to manufacture a positive electrode.
  • the positive electrode was used to manufacture a lithium secondary battery cell according to the same method as Example 1.
  • the lithium secondary battery cell according to Example 1 was twice charged and discharged at 0.1 C and charged in SOC (State of Charge) 100% (in a charge state up to charge capacity of 100% based on 100% of entire battery charge capacity during the charge and discharge at 2.8 V to 4.3 V) and then, disassembled to take the positive electrode.
  • SOC State of Charge
  • a Raman spectrum of the positive electrode was measured by using an Ar laser having a wavelength of 514 nm.
  • FIG. 3 the result of Example 1 is shown in FIG. 3
  • two peaks separated from the measurements and marked by a dotted line are shown in FIG. 3 (in FIG. 3 , an x axis is a Raman shift, and a y axis is intensity).
  • the positive electrode of Example 1 showed an E g peak at 467 cm ⁇ 1 and an A 1g peak at 545 cm ⁇ 1 , and a Raman spectrum peak intensity ratio (I A1g /I Eg ) of peak intensity (I A1g ) of the A 1g peak relative to peak intensity (I Eg ) of the E g peak was about 1.13.
  • the lithium secondary battery cells according to Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 were charged and discharged at 0.2 C. After the charge and discharge, the battery cells were dissembled to take positive electrodes. In the obtained positive electrodes, a surface SEM photograph of the positive electrode of Example 1 is shown in FIG. 4 . On the surface shown in FIG. 4 , a state of charge (SOC) about 12 points was measured.
  • SOC state of charge
  • a Raman spectrum in SOC100 (in a charge state up to charge capacity of 100% based on 100% of entire battery charge capacity) is measured by using an Ar laser having a wavelength of 514 nm, and a Raman spectrum peak intensity ratio (I A1g /I Eg ) of peak intensity (I A1g ) of the A 1g peak (545 cm ⁇ 1 ) relative to peak intensity (I Eg ) of the E g peak (467 cm ⁇ 1 ), W, was calculated, and the results are shown in Table 1.
  • the battery cell of Example 1 showed the W values of the positive electrode in a range of 0.9 to 2
  • the battery cell of Comparative Example 1 showed the W values of the positive electrode in a range of 0.780 to 0.840, which is less than 0.9.
  • the lithium secondary battery cells of Example 1 and the Comparative Example 1 were respectively 300 times charged and discharged respectively at room temperature of 25° C. and at a high temperature of 45° C. at 0.5 C/1 C (the room temperature: 25° C.) and 1 C/1 C (the high temperature: 45° C.), and a discharge capacity ratio of discharge capacity at each cycle relative to the 1st discharge capacity, and the results are respectively shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 .
  • the lithium secondary battery cells according to Comparative Examples 2 and 3 were 300 times charged and discharged at 0.5 C/1 C at room temperature (25° C.), and a discharge capacity ratio of discharge capacity at each cycle relative to discharge capacity at the 1st cycle, and the results are shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the room temperature result of Comparative Example 1 for comparison is also shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the lithium secondary battery cell of Example 1 exhibited high capacity retention, that is, improved cycle-life characteristics at room temperature and a high temperature compared with the lithium secondary battery cell of Comparative Example 1.
  • the lithium secondary battery cells of Comparative Examples 2 and 3 exhibited a similar capacity retention at room temperature to that of Comparative Example 1 and thus no capacity retention improvement effect, when the plate-like conductive material and the spherical conductive material were used together but out of a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:3.

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